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The Silent Wife, A.S.A. Harrison’s debut psychological thriller, was released in Canada, the US, and the UK on 25 June 2013.

It quickly rose to #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and has garnered widespread critical acclaim.

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Soon to be a major motion picture.

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that the movie adaptation of the #2 New York Times bestseller The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison, her debut psychological thriller now published in over 30 territories, with over a million copies sold internationally, has been fully financed and begins shooting in 2016.

Initially optioned by Nicole Kidman as a “passion project” specifically to play the lead Jodi Brett, the team now includes Oscar-nominated Fatal Attraction director Adrian Lyne and Hollywood screenwriter Billy Ray (Captain Phillips and Hunger Games). Film deal arranged by Dana Spector of Paradigm on behalf of Samantha Haywood of the Transatlantic Agency.

Fans of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl will love The Silent Wife.

Jodi and Todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in Chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event. He is a committed cheater. She lives and breathes denial. He exists in dual worlds. She likes to settle scores. He decides to play for keeps. She has nothing left to lose. Told in alternating voices, The Silent Wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can’t be made, and promises that won’t be kept. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of Gone Girl and These Things Hidden, The Silent Wife ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go.

A. S. A. Harrison was the author of four books of nonfiction. The Silent Wife is her debut novel and she was at work on a new psychological thriller when she died in 2013. She lived with her husband, visual artist John Massey, in Toronto, Canada.

It’s this summer’s Gone Girl – I gobbled it down in one sitting, and because of the wonderful writing, I did not feel one speck guilty.

Anne Lamott, People Magazine

This summer's sleeper hit.

The New York Times

The Silent Wife is a boning knife of a novel, sharp and quick.

Newsday

Watch out, Gone Girl.

USA Today

A.S.A Harrison's The Silent Wife is a clean, understated thriller.

NPR.ORG

You can't blame the publishers of The Silent Wife for hyping it as ‘the new Gone Girl.’ It's not. It just might be better.

The Huffington Post

For those who loved Gone Girl… The Silent Wife is a quick-witted marital pas de deux featuring a psychotherapist and her philandering husband.

Vogue, “Summer’s Best Mystery Reads”

May be as popular as Gone Girl was last summer.

CBS This Morning, “Best Reads for Your Summer Vacation”

The surprises keep coming, pager after quiet page… Harrison writes well with a light touch, but her touch is devastating nonetheless.

The Guardian, US Summer Reads pick

If you’re suffering from Gone Girl withdrawal, here’s your fix.

Real Simple

Harrison has spun a masterfully suspenseful tale in which the main plot point is given away from the beginning – no easy feat. It’s a story of the end of a marriage, the end of love and how long buried secrets can cast a long shadow.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

That final revelation from Harrison, who, regrettably, died before she could see her debut novel published, inflicts the stealth damage of an icepick to the carotid artery.